Child Find
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The èßäÊÓÆµ conducts specific activities for the purposes of locating, evaluating and identifying èßäÊÓÆµ ages birth to twenty-one (21) with suspected disabilities and who reside within the district’s boundaries. This includes èßäÊÓÆµ attending private èßäÊÓÆµs within the Portland Public School’s attendance area.
Evaluations birth to 5 years The Early Childhood Team conducts comprehensive developmental evaluations for children birth to 5 years old who are suspected of having a disability. The team determines eligibility for Early Intervention, Early Childhood Special Education and èßäÊÓÆµ age eligibilities. Once children are determined to be eligible for services, (MECP) will work with families to develop an Individual Family Service Plan. For more information about early childhood services, contact MECP at 503-261-5535.
Evaluation Referrals-
For children ages 5-21 years of age, please call Special Education Department at (503) 916-3152
Multilingual Special Education Family Toolkit
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is a set of cards that show the Special Education process, eligibility categories, and placement/services options in PPS. These procedures and concepts are often complex and create barriers for families that prevent their meaningful participation, which is critical to positive outcomes for their èßäÊÓÆµ.
The Toolkit currently consists of a Special Education overview, A Roadmap for the evaluation/IEP process, Eligibility cards that describe all the Disability Categories in PPS and a Placement/Services card. The cards represent these important ideas in a visual way using universal graphics along with the implementation of language access principles, including: family-friendly terms, plain language and translations.
The cards are available in the six supported languages at PPS: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, and Somali.
Special Education Family Toolkit (WEB) | English/Español Special Education Family Toolkit | English/Ti?ng Vi?t Education Family Toolkit | English/ÖÐÎÄ Education Family Toolkit | English/Soomaali Education Family Toolkit | §²§å§ã§ã§Ü§Ú§Û Education Family Toolkit
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If you use these cards with your program or district, please cite èßäÊÓÆµ when sharing or distributing them.
Contact Us
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Special Education Office: 503-916-3152
Special Education Records Requests: sped-records@pps.net
Join Our Team! For employment opportunities see PPS Jobs
Contact Us Via Let's Talk
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Assistive Technology
Helping educational teams find the technology and strategies to support student access to learning and communication.
PPS Assistive Technology Team consists of specialists with backgrounds in occupational therapy, teaching and speech-language pathology. Our mission is to provide best practice to support the success of learners in our district in the areas of assistive technology (AT) and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
Our services may include AT and AAC systems and strategies, training and support to educational teams for the adaptation and modification of curriculum. We work in partnership with the building educational team. -
Early Childhood and Kindergarten Transition
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Outside Agency Resources and Parent Organizations
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Special Education Advisory Council (SPEAC)
Vision: PPS SPEAC envisions a district where all èßäÊÓÆµ are confident, happy, included, and prepared for post-èßäÊÓÆµ life based on their individual goals and needs.
Mission: PPS SPEAC advocates for all èßäÊÓÆµ with disabilities at the family, èßäÊÓÆµ, and district levels.
Membership: SPEAC membership represents the broad array of families and disabilities in special education. The majority of Council members are family members of special education èßäÊÓÆµ. We are looking for at least one representative per èßäÊÓÆµ. If you would like to be a representative on the SPEAC council for your child and èßäÊÓÆµ, please complete this , and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Meetings: The Council meets monthly during each èßäÊÓÆµ calendar year.For more information about SPEAC please email spedfamilysupport@pps.net
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Special Education Family and Community Specialist
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Special Education Service Delivery Models
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Procedural Safeguards
The ODE Procedural Safeguards Notices are available, and are aligned with the requirements of IDEA 2004, federal, and state regulations. The documents below are all in Portable Document Format (PDF) only
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Special Education Procedures Manual
The PPS Special Education Procedures Manual
This guide is designed as a reference for special education and other èßäÊÓÆµ staff to ensure that staff provide consistent and equitable access to special education services and that parents receive appropriate procedural safeguards. This manual reflects current state and federal law and district policy. This Manual replaces the 2008 Special Education Policies and Procedures notebook.